PT-2008-6582 · Microsoft+1 · Internet Explorer+1

Xhakerman2006 · Published 2008-12-12 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5521

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Avira AntiVir versions 7.8.1.28 through 7.9.0.36

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document. This can be achieved by placing an MZ header at the beginning of the document and modifying the filename to have no extension, a .txt extension, or a .jpg extension.

Recommendations For Avira AntiVir versions 7.8.1.28 through 7.9.0.36, consider updating the software to a version that includes a fix for this issue, as using Internet Explorer 6 or 7 with the affected Avira AntiVir versions poses a risk. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5521

Affected Products

Avira Antivir

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5521 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435 · Note